It's not so much that they need them... I believe that's so YOU can send the pics on your phone to your contacts.I guess this is another thing that's kind of troublesome for a new player. The IM service everyone uses wants too much data from you and sounds a bit fishy nowadays.
Just tried to install the ICQ app on a phone and had to cancel installation. Never have I seen an app that requests access to so many, if not all, your stuff. What the heck do they need my pictures for????
wow... ICQ taking a hit left and right then....I get this when trying to register with facebook...
Can you send me the link to register? I'm wondering if I have the right website. Should be just www.icq.com, right?
Thank for that, I'll have a look.The EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation) Recommends Pidgin with a plugin that does end to end crypto:
How to: Use OTR for Windows
Do you get feedback from other players on Discord? I been using it with a few friends and well it's rather annoying to hear myself talk though them... REALLY don't like that.I've started using Discord. It replaces both ICQ as well as ventrilo/Teamspeak. I am really impressed so far.
Hmm, I haven't experienced any feedback and have tried it with PTT and without....Do you get feedback from other players on Discord? I been using it with a few friends and well it's rather annoying to hear myself talk though them... REALLY don't like that.
We were doing it without PTT. Was rather annoying. You didn't ever hear yourself through someone else?Hmm, I haven't experienced any feedback and have tried it with PTT and without....
Maybe some of the people that were on the line had an open mic set up with the speakers close. So when you spoke their mic engaged? Maybe if they turned their speakers down a bit or get that person to go PTT....We were doing it without PTT. Was rather annoying. You didn't ever hear yourself through someone else?
Yeah we did mess with things a lot and the mic seemed overly sensitive and was picking up from their speaker.... everytime I'd talk... was rather annoying. It's for that reason I really don't like Discord over Vent. I don't like to hear myself talk... which I'm sure some of my friends would disagree with that but yeah. Nothing like hearing your own voice... though someone elses ear. It's like ew?!?! Do I really sound like that!?!? UGH! But I guess that's one good way to shut me up. LOLMaybe some of the people that were on the line had an open mic set up with the speakers close. So when you spoke their mic engaged? Maybe if they turned their speakers down a bit or get that person to go PTT....
You can also have them adjust the volume sensitivity required to engage their mic.